Senior Regulatory Enablement Specialist

Vanguard

Senior Regulatory Enablement Specialist leading regulatory enablement activities and managing multi-workstream projects at Vanguard. Serving regulatory compliance with best practices in financial services.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeMalvern • Arizona, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads regulatory enablement activities across initiatives and business processes
Manages projects or multiple workstreams within a broader project or program
Develops, implements, and monitors project plans
Provides insight on best practices and common obstacles based on prior experiences
Serves as a trusted advisor to ensure projects are aligned with the overall company strategy and market conditions
Serves as a subject matter expert on regulatory requirements, providing guidance on interpretation, applicability, and implementation
Partners with Business, Legal, Compliance, and Risk to translate requirements into actionable controls and operational practices
Reviews and challenges business processes, client communications, and deliverables to ensure regulatory compliance, accuracy, and client clarity
Provides oversight and support where risks or gaps are identified
Communicates project status and issues regularly to stakeholders, including leaders, team members, and senior managers
Builds and maintains effective relationships
Proactively fosters communication between internal and external project stakeholders
Influences key decisions across stakeholder groups, ensuring regulatory considerations are balanced with business objectives and client experience
Identifies, assesses, and mitigates regulatory and operational risks
Proactively surfaces issues, drives resolution strategies, and escalates as appropriate to senior leadership and control partners
Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of five years related work experience
Two years of managing a project preferred
Financial Services and function-specific experience preferred
Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience required
Graduate degree preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
retirement plans
paid time off
flexible work arrangements
professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementregulatory compliancerisk assessmentproject planningoperational practicesbest practicesissue resolutionstakeholder communicationbusiness process reviewregulatory requirements

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationrelationship buildinginfluencingproblem-solvingadvisory skillscollaborationstrategic alignmentproactive engagementclient clarity